President receives head of US-ASEAN Business Council

President Truong Tan Sang yesterday met with a delegation of US businesses led by President and CEO of the US-ASEAN Business Council Alexander Feldman. — VNS Photo An Dang

HA NOI (VNS) — President Truong Tan Sang yesterday met with a delegation of US businesses led by President and CEO of the US-ASEAN Business Council Alexander Feldman.

Feldman expressed his delight at the development of US-Viet Nam bilateral ties and the contributions of the US-ASEAN Business Council in promoting commerce and investment ties between US and Viet Nam.

The president asked the council and other US businesses in Viet Nam to strengthen economic-trade ties, calling for the US to remove trade barriers for Vietnamese products to enter the US market and support Viet Nam in negotiations of the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

Feldman expressed his delight at returning to Viet Nam as both nations celebrate 20 years of diplomatic ties. At the meeting, he and other representatives from US businesses thanked the Vietnamese Government for providing preferable conditions for US businesses to invest and operate in Viet Nam, thus strengthening economic-trade ties between the two countries. — VNS